one who receives generous grants and gifts, or a very fortunate person (see Molina)
Alonso de Molina:
tlacnopilhuiani. el que recibe mercedes assi, o persona dichosa y bienauenturada y bien fortunada. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 118r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.