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