[ˈɛfɪdʒi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sculpture or model of a person
(e.g: a tomb effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine)


Phrases:
- burn someone in effigy

Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin effigies, from effingere ‘to fashion (artistically)’, from ex- ‘out’ + fingere ‘to shape’