<roleName> (roleName) contains a name component which indicates that the referent has a particular role or position in society, such as an official title or rank.
Attributes:
Example
<persName>
  <foreName>William</foreName>
  <surname>Poulteny</surname>
  <roleName>Earl of Bath</roleName>
</persName>
Note

A <roleName> may be distinguished from an <addName> by virtue of the fact that, like a title, it typically exists independently of its holder.

Tagsetadditional tag set for names and dates
ClasspersonPart [and indirectly also:] names
Filenameteind2
ParentspersName
Children#PCDATA abbr add address app att c caesura cl corr damage date dateRange dateStruct del distinct emph expan foreign formula fw geogName gi gloss handShift hi lang link m measure mentioned name num oRef oVar orgName orig pRef pVar persName phr placeName ptr ref reg restore rs s seg sic soCalled space supplied tag term time timeRange timeStruct title unclear val w xptr xref
Declaration
<!ELEMENT roleName      - -  (%phrase.seq)                      >
<!ATTLIST roleName           %a.global
                             %a.personPart                      >
See 20.1

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