/ ˈefɪdʒi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
a statue of a famous person, a saint or a god :
stone effigies in the church
2.
a model of a person that makes them look ugly :
The demonstrators burned a crude effigy of the president.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin effigies , from effingere to fashion (artistically), from ex- out + fingere to shape.