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De Facto

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Actually, in reality; in opposition to de jure, lawfully or rightfully. Thus John was de facto king, but Arthur was so de jure.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Day of the Dupes
Day-dream
Daylight
Daylights
Days set apart as Sabbaths
Daysman
Dayspring
Daystar (The)
De Bonne Grâce (French)
De Die in Diem
De Facto
De Haut en Bas
De Jure (Latin)
De Lunatico Inquirendo (Latin)
De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum
De Nihilo Nihil Fit (Latin)
De Novo (Latin)
De Profundis [Out of the depths]
De Rigueur
De Trop (French)
Dead