effigy
[ ef-i-jee ]
/ ˈɛf ɪ dʒi /
noun, plural ef·fi·gies.
a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument.
a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule.
Idioms for effigy
in effigy,
in public view in the form of an effigy: a leader hanged in effigy by the mob.
Origin of effigy
OTHER WORDS FROM effigy
ef·fig·i·al [ih-fij-ee-uh l] /ɪˈfɪdʒ i əl/, adjectiveWords nearby effigy
Example sentences from the Web for effigy
British Dictionary definitions for effigy
effigy
/ (ˈɛfɪdʒɪ) /
noun plural -gies
a portrait of a person, esp as a monument or architectural decoration
a crude representation of someone, used as a focus for contempt or ridicule and often hung up or burnt in public (often in the phrases burn or hang in effigy)
Derived forms of effigy
effigial (ɪˈfɪdʒɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for effigy
C18: from Latin
effigiēs, from
effingere to form, portray, from
fingere to shape
Idioms and Phrases with effigy
effigy
see in effigy.