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cihuanemactli.
Headword:
cihuanemactli.
Principal English Translation:
woman gifts (see attestations)
IPAspelling:
siwɑːnemɑktɬi
Attestations from sources in English:
Motolinia describes these as women who were given to nobles as secondary wives. There were not married to the men in a full ceremony. This practice was viewed as more legitimate than concubinage (or momecatiliztli, literally, "tying oneself" to someone).