floruit

[ floh-roo-it; English flawr-yoo-it, flohr-, flor- ]

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.

floruit

/ ˈflɒruːɪt /

verb

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

Example Sentences

Fellow of the King's and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland. fl., floruit=Flourished; Florin.

From Project Gutenberg

Floruit, flō′rū-it, n. the period during which a person flourished.

From Project Gutenberg

Pene haec millenos ecclesia floruit annos, Duret ad extremum nobilis usque diem, Daque deus longum, ut floreat hae sacra aedes Et celebret nomen plebs ibi sancta tuum.

From Project Gutenberg

Bop-related tracks, such as the skimming Beba and Attila 04, do sound like a more abstract Holland project, the lyrical Clouds floats over a Latin groove and is a vehicle for trombonist Tim Albright, then for Shyu and Coleman intertwining, and the only non-original is Danish composer Per Norgard's Flos Ut Rosa Floruit, with its Latin text and Ms Shyu sounding like a chorister over the winding sax and brass lines.

From The Guardian

With regard to dates the Index will, it is believed, be found to contain the date of the birth and death, or, if these be not obtainable, the floruit of every deceased author of any importance who is mentioned in the book.

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