Floruit (fl.)
Many entries include the abbreviation fl. as in "Arthur Williams (fl.1456-1485)." Derived from the Latin verb floreo, meaning "to bloom or flower," this term is more commonly undertsood to mean "when a person flourishes" or came to be in prominence.
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