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tlahuice.

Headword: 
tlahuice.
Principal English Translation: 

an armed man, or someone who has an insignia or coat of arms (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlauice
Alonso de Molina: 

tlauice. hombre armado, o persona que tiene armas e insignias.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 144v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Weapons, Shields, Heraldry