Definition/Meaning of Moctezuma

• English - Proper noun: Wikipedia Moctezuma Aztec emperor from 1440 to 1469. Aztec emperor from 1502 to 1520, during which time the Spanish conquest of Mexico began .
• English - Alternative forms: 17th C .: Montenchuma 19th C .: Muteçuma 17th C . to 19th C .: Moteçuma 20th C .: Montezúma 20th C . to 21st C .: Moctezoma, Motecuzoma, Motecuhzoma 19th C . to 21st C .: Moctezuma , Moteuczoma 18th C . to 21st C .: Montezuma
• English - Etymology: From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma , "he who frowns like a lord", from mo- (reflexive prefix) + tēuc- "lord" + -zōma "to frown in anger". (J. Richard Andrews . 2003. Introduction to Classical Nahuatl , Revised Edition , 599, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press .)
• English - Usage notes: The second Moctezuma is the one most commonly referred to . The two may be distinguished as M— I and M— II , as M— the Elder and M— the Younger , or as M— Ilhuicamina and M— Xocoyotzin , respectively .
• English - Derived terms: Moctezuma's revenge