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tecallaliliztli.

Headword: 
tecallaliliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the incarceration of one who must be in his house as though in jail; or when a servant is fired and thrown out of one's house (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
teːkɑllɑːliːlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tecallaliliztli. encarcelamiento de aquel que le dan su casa por carcel, o despedimiento de criado de casa, quando le echan della.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 91v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Crime, Punishment
Labor, Work, Labor Concerns