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honorific

honorific — The title of a person

Synopsis​

Mixed Content Model​

honorific ::=
(#PCDATA|link|olink|ulink|emphasis|trademark|replaceable|remark|
subscript|superscript|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm)*

Attributes​

Common attributes

Description​

An Honorific occurs in the name of an individual. It is the honorific title of the individual, such as “Dr.,” “Mr.,” or “Ms.”

Processing expectations​

Formatted inline. In an Address, this element may inherit the verbatim qualities of an address.

On some systems, Honorific may generate the trailing period automatically.

Children​

The following elements occur in honorific: emphasis, indexterm, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, link, olink, remark, replaceable, subscript, superscript, trademark, ulink.

Examples​

For examples, see author, authorgroup.