Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
drawn up 1867 by Sir John Sholto Douglas (1844-1900), 8th Marquis of Queensberry, to govern the sport of boxing in Great Britain.
Usage examples of "queensberry rules".
The British Empire's no more, the British raj no more and we've a different enemy now, smarter rougher dedicated totalitarian fanatic, with no Queensberry rules and a worldwide plan that's lavishly funded by whatever it takes.
Well, Frank, the Queensberry Rules are all very fine in the ring but they've never heard of them at Carlyle Rural, or anywhere in Blairlogie, so far as I know.
Hunter had once boxed for Harvard, but Pascal had grown up in a small village, where no-one used the Queensberry Rules.
I wasted no time in thoughts of fair fights and Queensberry Rules, but grabbed a bottle from the table and crowned him hard.
The exchanges had been so brutal that there was an outcry, and the new Marquess of Queensberry rules were introduced a few years later.
When a man is defending his life he doesn't fret over the niceties of the Marquis of Queensberry rules.
Austin, who was in no mood for Marquis of Queensberry rules, rushed the terrified guard.
All that stuff about `honour,' `Queensberry rules,' `playing the game,' and what not will go by the board.