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macehualtilo.

Headword: 
macehualtilo.
Principal English Translation: 

to be made worthy of something, sometimes undeserved (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
maceualtilo
Alonso de Molina: 

maceualtilo. ni. (pret. onimaceualtiloc.) soy hecho digno o merecedor de algo. s. sin mi merecimiento.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 50v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.