Effigy /(?)/

Ef·fi·gy

Effigy

n.

pl. Effigies

  1. The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits.

Phrases & Compounds

To burn in effigy
to burn or to hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public odium.