the Stocks or the stocks?

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In my WIP the stocks refers to a group of rooms where slaves are kept. Should it be capitalized?
 

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I wouldn't capitalize it. It's no different that students living in dorms, travelers who stay in hotels, etc.
 

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You're very welcome.

Maryn, pleased to have made sense
 

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Hmm... does that make me The Chosen One?

Maryn, pretty sure that doesn't make sense
 

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If it's a general word for any collection of rooms where slaves are kept, then I wouldn't capitalize. However, if it's one specific set of rooms, and the word "stocks" is used as a proper name for them, as opposed to being a simple description of what the rooms are being used for, then I'd capitalize.

For example, the word "forum" is a simple noun with various meanings, but there is a specific venue called The Forum in Inglewood, CA.