tlahtohcatlatquitl
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- tlatoca tlatquitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From tlahtohqui (“chief, sovereign”) + tlatquitl (“estate, property”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tlahtohcātlatquitl (inanimate)
- The property and possessions of the king or sovereign.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 140v. col. 2:
- Tlatoca tlatquitl. hazienda de rey, o de grandes / ſeñores.
- Tlatoca tlatquitl. the estate of the king, or of great lords.
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 140v
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 676