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tetlacauhtequitl.

Headword: 
tetlacauhtequitl.
Principal English Translation: 

tribute paid as subjects (see attestations)

Attestations from sources in English: 

ynn onicnochihuillica tlalmilli 3 pōh yhuan 7 tetl chinamitl ...ynn oncan onoc çintli çann oc moçencuiz auh yn iquac yntla omoçentlalli oncan quiçaz yn toquahuacallaol yhuan tlacalliquilli macamo yc motollinizque yn tlaxillacalleque ma quimocuillizque canel totetlacauhtequiuh = as to the planned fields of 60 [brazas] with 7 chinampas that I worked, the maize that is planted there is all to be picked, and when it is collected together, from it will be taken our half-fanega [?] of maize and the tribute. Let those in charge of the the tlaxilacalli not be bothered about it, let them take it, because it is our tribute as subjects. (Culhuacan, 1580s)
James Lockhart collection, notes in a folder called "Land and Economy," citing the Testaments of Culhuacan, pp. 200–202.