the distribution of things, per person, according to merit, by one who arbitrates (see Molina)
Alonso de Molina:
tetlatlamachiliztli. repartimiento tal. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 109v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.