Gender, masculine to embrace the feminine.
Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-17
in effectWords in the masculine gender shall embrace a female as well as a male, unless a contrary intention may be manifest.
Source: Public.Resource.Org MS CodeURL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ms/transforms/ms/ocms/r78/gov.ms.code.title.01.htmlFetched: 6/8/2026
