Fē'tich1, n.
(fē'tish), n. [Fr. fētiche, from Pg. feitiço, sorcery, charm, artificial, from Lat. facticius, made by art, artificial, factitious, q. v.] A material thing, living or dead, which is made the object of brutish and superstitious worship, as among certain African tribes. Marryatt.