pl.n.
A set of rules in modern boxing calling for the use of gloves, the division of matches into rounds, and the ten-second count for a knockout, among other provisions.
[After Eighth Marquis of QUEENSBERRY.]
Marquis of Queensberry rules
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Mar·quis of Queensberry rules (mär'kwĭs, mär-kē') 
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pl.n.
A set of rules in modern boxing calling for the use of gloves, the division of matches into rounds, and the ten-second count for a knockout, among other provisions.
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