the person who was in charge of the captives in the sacrificial ceremonies (see Sahagún)
auh i yeuatl malli. niman ic quiuica in ompa miquiz temalacac icpac cantiuh contlehcauia, in oncan q'uahuanazqz malli. ymac concaua ytoca cuitlachueue. = And the captive he then took there where he was to die, upon the round sacrificial stone; he proceeded to take the captive by the head, and lead him up to there where they would slay him in the gladiatorial sacrifice. The one known as Old Wolf led him by the hand. (central Mexico, sixteenth century)