- Creators
Eric Vitiello Jr
A vocabulary for describing relationships between people
History
- 2004-02-11 - first issued
- 2005-08-10 - editorial change by Ian Davis: Added isDefinedBy properties and updated documentation
- 2009-05-15 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Typed vocabulary as owl:Ontology
Namespace
The URI for this vocabulary is
http://purl.org/vocab/relationship
When abbreviating terms the suggested prefix is rel
Each class or property in the vocabulary has a URI constructed by appending a term name to the vocabulary URI. For example:
http://purl.org/vocab/relationship/descendantOf
Term Summary
Properties and Classes
acquaintance of
A property representing a person having more than slight or superficial knowledge of this person but short of friendship. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
ambivalent of
A property representing a person towards whom this person has mixed feelings or emotions. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
ancestor of
A property representing a person who is a descendant of this person. This property is transitive. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows and the inverse of
descendant ofantagonist of
A property representing a person who opposes and contends against this person. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
apprentice to
A property representing a person to whom this person serves as a trusted counselor or teacher. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows and the inverse of
mentor ofchild of
A property representing a person who was given birth to or nurtured and raised by this person. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows and the inverse of
parent ofclose friend of
A property representing a person who shares a close mutual friendship with this person. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
collaborates with
A property representing a person who works towards a common goal with this person. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
colleague of
A property representing a person who is a member of the same profession as this person. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
descendant of
A property representing a person from whom this person is descended. This property is transitive. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows and the inverse of
ancestor ofemployed by
A property representing a person for whom this person's services have been engaged. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows and the inverse of
employer ofemployer of
A property representing a person who engages the services of this person. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows and the inverse of
employed byenemy of
A property representing a person towards whom this person feels hatred, intends injury to, or opposes the interests of. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
engaged to
A property representing a person to whom this person is betrothed. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
friend of
A property representing a person who shares mutual friendship with this person. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
grandchild of
A property representing a person who is a child of any of this person's children. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows and the inverse of
grandparent ofgrandparent of
A property representing a person who is the parent of any of this person's parents. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows and the inverse of
grandchild ofhas met
A property representing a person who has met this person whether in passing or longer. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
influenced by
A property representing a person who has influenced this person. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
knows by reputation
A property representing a person known by this person primarily for a particular action, position or field of endeavour. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
knows in passing
A property representing a person whom this person has slight or superficial knowledge of. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
knows of
A property representing a person who has come to be known to this person through their actions or position. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
life partner of
A property representing a person who has made a long-term commitment to this person's. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
lives with
A property representing a person who shares a residence with this person. This property is symmetrical and transitive. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
A property representing a person who was once known by this person but has subsequently become uncontactable. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
mentor of
A property representing a person who serves as a trusted counselor or teacher to this person. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows and the inverse of
apprentice toneighbor of
A property representing a person who lives in the same locality as this person. This property is symmetrical and transitive. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
parent of
A property representing a person who has given birth to or nurtured and raised this person. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows and the inverse of
child ofparticipant
participant in
relationship
A class whose members are a particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other. Having a
participant implies being a member of this class. Things are a member of this class if they are the value of a
participant in.
sibling of
A property representing a person having one or both parents in common with this person. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
spouse of
A property representing a person who is married to this person. This property is symmetrical. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
works with
A property representing a person who works for the same employer as this person. This property is symmetrical and transitive. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
would like to now
A property representing a person whom this person would desire to know more closely. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows.
Examples
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Other Information
| http://purl.org/vocab/relationship/rel-vocab-20050810 |
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