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tlatoca topilli.

Headword: 
tlatoca topilli.
Principal English Translation: 

the royal staff, scepter (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlahtoca topilli
Alonso de Molina: 

tlatoca topilli. cetro real.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 140v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Jewelry, Adornment, Accouterments
Politics, Power, Governance