Note 223 — Chapter VII · - THE AZTEC CONFEDERACY.
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“The title of Teuctli was added in the manner of a surname to the proper name of the person advanced to this dignity, as Chichimeca-Teuctli, Pil-Teuctli, and others. The Teuctli took precedency of all others in the senate, both in the order of sitting and voting, and were permitted to have a servant behind them with a seat, which was esteemed a privilege of the highest honor.”—Clavigero, ii, 137. This is a re-appearance of the sub-sachem of the Iroquois behind his principal.