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altepepixqui.
Headword:
altepepixqui.
Principal English Translation:
a person who (literally) keeps or guards the altepetl, an official; plural, altepepixque (see attestations)
Attestations from sources in English:
tehuantin altepepixque = we, the mandones (in the Spanish); the list included a "don" who was the present municipal governor, another "don" who was "teniente," and two alcaldes, also "dons" (Toluca, 1722)