floruit

American  

[floh-roo-it, flawr-yoo-it, flohr-, flor-] / ˈfloʊ ru ɪt, ˈflɔr ju ɪt, ˈfloʊr-, ˈflɒr- /

noun

Latin.

1. he (or she) flourished: used to indicate the period during which a person flourished, especially when the exact birth and death dates are unknown. fl., flor.

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floruit British  

/ ˈflɒruːɪt /

verb

1. Abbreviation: fl..   flor..  (he or she) flourished: used to indicate the period when a historical figure, whose birth and death dates are unknown, was most active

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floruit

As is well-known throughout the floruit of the Arab empire this province found itself in almost entire independence of the central power.

From Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by Nariman, G. K. (Gushtaspshah Kaikhushro)

Once at least he seems to have confused the date of an author’s floruit and that of his death, making Plautus die in B.C.

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George

Buddhism's floruit is from 500 B.C. to 500 A.D., and epic Hinduism covers nearly the same centuries.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn

Apelles, the greatest of Greek painters, floruit circa 332 b.c.

From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Butler, Harold Edgeworth

He is thought to have been a philosopher, but if so, he was anything but a talented one; most scholars place his floruit under the Antonines.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas