Vt. Stat. tit. 1 § 175 : GENERAL PROVISIONS — CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES — RULES OF CONSTRUCTION — Number; gender TEXT PDF Words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to more than one person or thing; words importing the plural number may be applied as if singular and words importing the masculine may extend and be applied to persons of the feminine gender. 1 V.S.A. § 175