<rs>

<rs> (referencing string) contains a general purpose name or referring string. 13.2.1 Personal Names 3.5.1 Referring Strings
Module core — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
In addition to global attributes att.naming (@role, @nymRef) (att.canonical (@key, @ref))
type indicates more specifically the object referred to by the referencing string. Values might include person, place, ship, element etc.
Status Mandatory when applicable
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Values Any string of characters.
Used by
model.nameLike
May contain
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m pc phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: abbr add address binaryObject cb choice corr date del distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss graphic hi index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num orig pb ptr ref reg rs sic soCalled term time title unclear
dictionaries: lang oRef oVar pRef pVar
figures: figure formula
gaiji: g
header: idno
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att code gi ident specDesc specList tag val
textcrit: app witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift restore space subst supplied surplus
verse: caesura rhyme
Declaration 

<rng:element name="rs">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.naming.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.canonical.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="type">
   <rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
element rs
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.naming.attributes,
   att.canonical.attributes,
   attribute type { data.enumerated }?,
   macro.phraseSeq
}
Example
<q>My dear <rs type="person">Mr. Bennet</rs>, </q> said <rs type="person">his lady</rs>
to him one day,
<q>have you heard that <rs type="place">Netherfield Park</rs> is let at
last?</q>