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altepecuaxochtli.

Headword: 
altepecuaxochtli.
Principal English Translation: 

the borders, boundaries, or land markers for a given pueblo or city (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
altepequaxochtli
Alonso de Molina: 

altepequaxochtli. terminos o mojones de pueblo o ciudad.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Land Tenure
Socio-Political Units, Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods