Hassig, warriors

[Kier Salmon]

I'm reading "Aztec warfare" and found the following word or more  
probably phrase:

cihuatecpanecatl tequihuau   page 39 ranks of warriors

I am having a trouble tracking it down... and want to understand...
cihua = woman
tecpan =
ecatl =

of course I have no idea if I've divided it up into it's component  
parts just right, I'm going on my Mexico language experiences which  
includes some (ten grains of salt) nahuatl in the modern version.
But all I've found in my dictionary (nothing) and on-line is  
"valorous warrior" tucked in between mistress of girls and lady of  
something.
So if it is valorous warrior, then why the cihua at the beginning?   
Something like cihuacoatl?

Kier Salmon
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