Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Mascot

Mascot , noun

[Through French from Pr. mascot a little sorcerer or magician, mascotto witchcraft, sorcery.]

1.
A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs.
2.
Anything that brings good luck; especially, an animal kept by a group, as a sports team, to serve as a symbol and to bring luck.

Also: Mascotte