The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Effigy \Ef"fi*gy\, n.; pl. Effigies. [L. effigies, fr.
   effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape,
   devise. See Feign.]
   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.
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   To burn in effigy, or To hang in effigy, to burn or to
      hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public
      odium.
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