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huehuetetlaxilacaleque.

Headword: 
huehuetetlaxilacaleque.
Principal English Translation: 

elders of the tlaxilacalli, or subdivision of an altepetl (see attestations)

Attestations from sources in English: 

Five men bearing the title "don" are referred to as the "huehuetetlaxilacaleque" of San Miguel Aticpac. (Toluca city, 1758)
Stephanie Wood collection, notes from Nahuatl documents in the file "Bills of Sale," citing Archivo General del Estado de México, RPEM 6, exp. 18, ff. 1r.–2v.

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