effigy
ef·fi·gy
noun \ˈe-fə-jē\ plural ef·fi·gies
Definition of EFFIGY
: an image or representation especially of a person; especially : a crude figure representing a hated person
— in effigy
: publicly in the form of an effigy <the football coach was burned in effigy>
See Origin of EFFIGY
Middle French effigie, from Latin effigies, from effingere to form, from ex- + fingere to shape — more at dough
First Known Use: 1539
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