tequixtiliztli.

Headword: 
tequixtiliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of taking stone from a quarry, or the the leave-taking of one who has been expelled from the house; or, the security provided by one who guarantees another person (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

tequixtiliztli. el acto de sacar piedras dela cantera, o despedimiento del que es echado de casa y despedido, o fianza del que fia a otro.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 105v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Stones, Masonry