ef•fi•gyˈɛf ɪ dʒi(n.)(pl.)-gies.

1. a representation or image, esp. sculptured, as on a monument.

2. a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule.

Idioms for effigy:

1. in effigy,in public view in the form of an effigy:

   a leader hanged in effigy by the mob.

   Category: Idiom

Origin of effigy:

1530–40; (< MF) < L effigia, -iēs, der. of effingere to shape, form

ef•fig•i•alɪˈfɪdʒ i əl(adj.)