n.
Pronunciation: ' e-f ə -j ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -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 >