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tlatocatlahuiztli.

Headword: 
tlatocatlahuiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the coat of arms, emblems, insignia, or battle devices of the great lords (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlahtoca tlauiztli, tlahtoca tlahuiztli, tlahtocatlauiztli
Alonso de Molina: 

tlatoca tlauiztli. armas o insignias de grandes señores.
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: 
Social Hierarchy, Commoners, Elites
Weapons, Shields, Heraldry
See also: 
tlahuiztli.