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tecuitla tzacuiliani.

Headword: 
tecuitla tzacuiliani.
Principal English Translation: 

a hostage; or, one who pays the penalty for another (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

tecuitla tzacuiliani. rehen, o el que paga la pena por otro.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 93v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Crime, Punishment