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tenahuatiliztli.

Headword: 
tenahuatiliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of bidding farewell to another person; orc a mandate given to do something; or, a license that is granted to another person (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tenauatiliztli
IPAspelling: 
teːnɑːwɑtilistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tenauatiliztli. el acto de despedir a otro, o mandato que se da para hazer algo, o licencia que se otorga a otro.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 98v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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