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tlatoca necentlaliliztli.

Headword: 
tlatoca necentlaliliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a royal court or gathering of indigenous lords and rulers (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlahtoca necentlaliliztli
Alonso de Molina: 

tlatoca necentlaliliztli. audiencia o consejo real, cortes o ayuntamiento y congregacion de grandes señores.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 140v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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