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tetecutlazaliztli.

Headword: 
tetecutlazaliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the removal of someone from high office or from a position of status (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tetecuhtlazaliztli
Alonso de Molina: 

tetecutlazaliztli. deposicion tal.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 106v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Occupations, Responsibilities
Politics, Power, Governance
Social Hierarchy, Commoners, Elites