ef ‧ fi ‧ gy /ˈefədʒi, ˈefɪdʒi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural effigies )
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: effigies , from effingere 'to form' ]
1 . [countable] a ↑ statue of a famous person
effigy of
an effigy of Saint Francis
2 . [uncountable] a roughly made, usually ugly, model of someone you dislike:
a threat to burn the president in effigy