macehuallotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [máːseːˈwálːoːt͡ɬ]

Noun

mācēhuallōtl inan (plural mācēhuallōtl)

1. (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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