Main Entry: ef·fi·gy

Pronunciation: \ˈe-fə-jē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ef·fi·gies

Etymology: Middle French effigie, from Latin effigies, from effingere to form, from ex- + fingere to shape — more at dough

Date: 1539

: 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>