Original definition: "provider of professional services."<br/><br/> The general <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/ProfessionalService">ProfessionalService</a> type for local businesses was deprecated due to confusion with <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/Service">Service</a>. For reference, the types that it included were: <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/Dentist">Dentist</a>, <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/AccountingService">AccountingService</a>, <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/Attorney">Attorney</a>, <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/Notary">Notary</a>, as well as types for several kinds of <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/HomeAndConstructionBusiness">HomeAndConstructionBusiness</a>: <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/Electrician">Electrician</a>, <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/GeneralContractor">GeneralContractor</a>, <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/HousePainter">HousePainter</a>, <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/Locksmith">Locksmith</a>, <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/Plumber">Plumber</a>, <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/RoofingContractor">RoofingContractor</a>. <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/LegalService">LegalService</a> was introduced as a more inclusive supertype of <a class="localLink" href="http://schema.org/Attorney">Attorney</a>.