D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

De facto

/dē făk'-tō/ · De· fac·to · IPA /ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/
01 Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, -- distinguished from a king de jure, or by right.
  1. 1.
    Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, -- distinguished from a king de jure, or by right.