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ilihuiz tlatoani.

Headword: 
ilihuiz tlatoani.
Principal English Translation: 

one who speaks with authority (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
iliuiz tlahtoani, ilihuiz tlahtoani
Alonso de Molina: 

iliuiz tlatoani. hablador assi.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 37v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Speech, Speaking, Oral Tradition