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temacahualiztli.

Headword: 
temacahualiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a concession or a license; for example, the act of approving something for others (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
temacaualiztli
IPAspelling: 
teːmɑːkɑːwɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

temacaualiztli. concession o licencia. s. el acto de otorgar algo a otros.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 96v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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