floruit

 
Pronunciation: /ˈflɒrʊɪt, ˈflɔː-/
(abbreviation: fl. or flor.)

verb

  • used in conjunction with a specified period or set of dates to indicate when a particular historical figure lived, worked, or was most active.

noun

  • the period during which a historical figure lived or worked: they place Nicander’s floruit in the middle of the 2nd century bc

Origin:

Latin, literally 'he or she flourished', from florere 'to flourish'