macehuallotl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From mācēhualli (“vassal; peasant”) +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mācēhuallōtl inan (plural mācēhuallōtl)

(it is) vassalage; or something characteristic of a vassal or peasant.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 50v. col. 1:
  Maceuallotl. vaſallaje, o coſa de macehual.
  Maceuallotl. vassalage, or something pertaining to a vassal.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 116r. col. 1:
  Vaſallaje. maceuallotl.
  Vassalage. maceuallotl.
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