altepenahuatilli
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- altepenauatilli (historical or obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editFrom āltepētl (“an altepetl; a city or town”) + nāhuatīlli (“a law; an obligation or precept”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editāltepēnāhuatīlli inan (plural āltepēnāhuatīlli)
- (it is) the ordinance of an altepetl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 4r. col. 1:
- Altepenauatilli. ordenanças de pueblo.
- Altepenauatilli. town ordinances.