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
2. informal
gentlemanly or polite conduct, esp in a dispute
Word origin
(sense 1) C19: named after the ninth Marquess of Queensberry, who originated the rules in 1869
Queensberry rules in American English
(ˈkwinzˌbɛri; ˈkwinzbəri)
see Marquess of Queensberry rules
Examples of 'Queensberry rules' in a sentence
Queensberry rules
But you were the one who wanted to play by Marquess of Queensberry rules.