the first of those who are in order; the leader (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
teiacantica
Alonso de Molina:
teyacantica. el primero delos que estan en orden. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 94r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.