a chronicler, an annalist; literally, one who writes or paints about the years, i.e. about history (see Molina)
Alonso de Molina:
xiuhtlacuilo. coronista. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 159v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.