cynosure
noun
[ ˈsʌɪnəʃʊə ]
• a person or thing that is the centre of attention or admiration.
• "Kirk was the cynosure of all eyes"
Origin:
late 16th century: from French, or from Latin cynosura, from Greek kunosoura ‘dog's tail’ (also ‘Ursa Minor’), from kuōn, kun- ‘dog’ + oura ‘tail’. The term originally denoted the constellation Ursa Minor, or the pole star which it contains, long used as a guide by navigators.
