effigy

noun ef·fi·gy \ˈe-fə-jē\

: an image of a person

plural ef·fi·gies

Full 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>

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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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