Marquis of Queensberry rules
[ kweenz-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈkwinzˌbɛr i, -bə ri /
plural noun Boxing.
a set of basic rules for modern boxing, requiring among the main provisions the use of gloves instead of bare knuckles and the 10-second count for a knockout.
Also called
Queens·ber·ry rules.
Origin of Marquis of Queensberry rules
named after the eighth
Marquis of Queensberry, who supervised the formulation of these rules in 1867