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the [leading] woman in the house (see attestations)
Auh ynin tlahcateotzin tlahtohuani tlatilolco conitlan yn xiuhtomiyauhtzin huel icaliticcihuauh quichiuh ye omito ynin cihuapilli ychpochtzin yn aculmiztli tlahtohuani cohuatl ychan = And this Tlacateotzin, ruler of Tlatelolco, asked for Xiuhtomiyauhtzin; he indeed made her the [leading] woman of his house. It has already been said that this noblewoman was a daughter of Acolmiztli, ruler of Coatl Ichan. (central Mexico, early seventeenth century)