-ˈkwēnz]ˌber]ē- -_b(ə)r], ]i- noun plural
Usage: usually capitalized M&Q
Etymology: from the Marquis of Queensbury rules, a code of rules governing boxing matches, after Sir John Sholto Douglas, 8th Marquis of Queensbury died 1900 English boxing patron who supervised the code's formulation in 1867 by John G. Chambers died 1883 English athlete
: a code of fair play presumed to apply in any fight
recognize no Marquis of Queensberry rules by which moral decorum should regulate and govern their differences — Lucius Garvin