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altepetlahuiztli.

Headword: 
altepetlahuiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the coat of arms or battle devices, weapons, or insignia that pertain to a city or a pueblo (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
altepetlauiztli
IPAspelling: 
ɑːltepeːtɬɑwistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

altepetlauiztli. armas dela ciudad.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English: 

Combines altepetl and tlahuiztli, the latter meaning "battle device(s), weapons, insignia" (Lockhart's translation of Molina). (SW)

themes: 
Socio-Political Units, Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods
Weapons, Shields, Heraldry