From 7dad7fe4a3bcc33fa8581aaf60daea3025ba0a18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2024 13:12:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Restore 3.0's definition of jurisdiction (#506) * Restore 3.0's definition of jurisdiction Restored the definition of "jurisdiction" that was present in version 3.0. Resolved #496 * Update specification/gedcom-3-structures-3-meaning.md Additional examples and less proscriptive text --- specification/gedcom-3-structures-3-meaning.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specification/gedcom-3-structures-3-meaning.md b/specification/gedcom-3-structures-3-meaning.md index cea64497..0afc5f34 100644 --- a/specification/gedcom-3-structures-3-meaning.md +++ b/specification/gedcom-3-structures-3-meaning.md @@ -1120,7 +1120,9 @@ A name given to a foundling orphan might be #### `PLAC` (Place) `g7:PLAC` The principal place in which the superstructure's subject occurred, -represented as a [List] of jurisdictional entities in a sequence from the lowest to the highest jurisdiction. +represented as a [List] of jurisdictional entities in a sequence from the lowest to the highest jurisdiction, +where "jurisdiction" includes units in a political, ecclesiastical, and geographical hierarchies +and may include units as large as a nation or as specific as a building, farm, or cemetery. As with other lists, the jurisdictions are separated by commas. Any jurisdiction's name that is missing is still accounted for by an empty string in the list.