EFFIGIES
Noun
effigies
plural of effigy
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*fig"i*es, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: See Effigy. Dryden.
EFFIGY
Ef"fi*gy, n.; pl. Effigies. Etym: [L. effigies, fr. effingere to
form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See Feign.]
Definition: 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.
To burn, or To hang, in effigy, to burn or to hang an image or
picture of a person, as a token of public odium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition