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
British Dictionary definitions for queensberry rules
Queensberry rules
/ (ˈkwiːnzbərɪ, -brɪ) /
pl n
the code of rules followed in modern boxing, requiring the use of padded gloves, rounds of three minutes, and restrictions on the types of blows allowed
informal
gentlemanly or polite conduct, esp in a dispute
Word Origin for Queensberry rules
(sense 1) C19: named after the ninth Marquess of
Queensberry, who originated the rules in 1869