@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
@prefix sh: <http://www.w3.org/ns/shacl#> .
@prefix dct: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://opda.org.uk/pdtf/formerName> a owl:DatatypeProperty ;
    rdfs:label "former name" ;
    skos:definition "The surname a Person held before a marriage-style name change, preserved alongside their current surname per the name-change identity-persistence rule." ;
    rdfs:comment "A Person's surname before a marriage-style name change (ODR-0006 §Q1 name-change hard case). Plain string datatype per ODR-0008 §Q5a; flat per §Q6a. Scoped to surname, not a constructed full name (see the ambiguous-domains note above this list)." ;
    rdfs:domain <https://opda.org.uk/pdtf/Person> ;
    rdfs:range xsd:string ;
    dct:source <https://opda.org.uk/pdtf/harness/data-dictionary/participants%5B%5D.name.maidenName> .

# one hop — immediate neighbours
<https://opda.org.uk/pdtf/Person> a owl:Class .