Codex:H

Habeas corpus
"Right to habeas corpus; suspended."

- Cryer

A writ requiring a person to be brought before a court commonly for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment. This was one of the statutes suspended by Lord Cutler Beckett during his attempt to eradicate piracy.

Hallowed
"Wait! Lower your cannons! I traded for them fair and square, meaning I can do as I like, including resell at profit. It says so right over here in the hallowed pirate Code!" "Aye, the Code be the law as always. And woe to anyone who shows it any disrespect."

- Auctioneer and Mungard

Honor as holy. Make holy; consecrate.

Hallucination
"He thinks we're a hallucination." "...William, tell me something: Have you come because you need my help to save a certain distressing damsel–or rather–damsel in distress? Either one." "No." "Well, then, you wouldn't be here, would you? So you can't be here. Q.E.D., you're not really here."

- William Turner and Jack Sparrow

A sensory perception of something that does not exist, arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion. Jack Sparrow began hallucinating while he was in Davy Jones' Locker, which all he hallucinated were various versions of himself.

Hanging
"And for these crimes, you have been sentenced to be, on this day, hung by the neck until dead. May God have mercy to your soul."

- Port Royal clerk

A form of execution, widely used for punishing pirates in the Age of Piracy. The convict stood with a rope around his neck on a trapdoor which was suddenly opened or on a chair or barrel which was kicked away, so that he fell down and the rope broke his neck and/or strangulated him. The corpses of the executed were often hanged on a gibbet at the coast as a warning for other criminals.

Harridan
"Harridan! You'll see no mercy from me." "That's why I brought this."

- Davy Jones and Elizabeth Turner

A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman. It was more commonly used as an insult to women.

Heading
"Do we have a heading, Captain?" "Steady as she goes!"

- Leech and Jack Sparrow The direction into which a seagoing vessel's bow is pointing and/or the direction into which it is actually moving.

Heathen god
"And so the heathen gods placed upon the gold a terrible curse."

- Hector Barbossa to Elizabeth Swann

A heathen god was any god (or goddess) that is not of the Christian, Jewish or Muslim faith. The known heathen gods include the gods who cursed the treasure of Cortés, and the sea goddess Calypso.

Heaven
"Clergyman. On the off chance this does not go well for me, I want it noted that I will believe in whatever I must to get into heaven." "We have a word for that, Jack. You can convert."

- Jack Sparrow and Philip Swift The paradise of the afterlife in certain religions, considered to be the home of the god or gods of those religions, and often the home, or one of various possible homes, of souls of deceased people.

Hell
"Worry about your own fortunes, gentlemen. The deepest circle of Hell is reserved for betrayers and mutineers."

- Jack Sparrow to Koehler and Twigg

The place where devils live and where sinners are punished after death.

Helm
"Heading, Cap'n?" "Two degrees starboard." "I'm captain of the starboard side! Two degrees starboard. The captain will now take the helm."

- Joshamee Gibbs, Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa The part of the ship where the steering wheel or the steering pole is located. Normally the helm is located on the Quarterdeck.

History
"So, whoever possesses the heart of Davy Jones...commands Davy Jones." "And with that&mdash;the Flying Dutchman." "You have changed the course of history, Mister Norrington."

- Cutler Beckett and James Norrington

A branch of knowledge that studies the past; record or narrative description of past events.

HMS
Acronym for His or Her Majesty's Ship, a title prefixed to vessels of the British Royal Navy. Vessels such as the Dauntless, Interceptor and Endeavour carried the title.

Hob
"The pirates come out, unprepared and unawares, we catch 'em in the crossfire, send them down to see Old Hob."

- Mullroy to Murtogg

Also Old Hob; archaic nickname for the Devil. Mullroy spoke this name prior to the battle on the HMS Dauntless, possibly as a reference to Davy Jones, the devil of the seas.

Hoist the colors
"Hoist the colors!" "Aye. The wind's on our side, boys. That's all we need!"

- Pintel and Joshamee Gibbs

To raise the flag of a pirate ship; used as a call to arms by the Brethren Court in the song of the same name.

Hola
"Hola. Come. Little drink." "Wine, music, candlelight...I think we've traveled down this road before, Jack."

- Jack Sparrow to Angelica

A Spanish term, meaning "hello", or some other friendly greeting.

Holland
Holland, also called The Netherlands, is a country located on the western border of Germany. During the Age of Piracy, Holland was one of the world leaders in trade and possesed many colonies in the Caribbean Sea and other areas. Fitzwilliam P. Dalton III was given a telescope made in Holland. The Timekeeper was also fabricated there.

Honest streak
"There's more beneath the watermark here than meets the eye, hmm? [Sighs] You used to have an honest streak. Let a man know where he stood with you, but I can't figure this at all." "Where did that honest streak end me up? Dead."

- Joshamee Gibbs and Jack Sparrow

Any behavior of where you stood in a situation. Jack Sparrow was known to have an honest streak.

Hook
"When I asked him later on how he was managing without the hand, he said that it wasn't so bad, the hook was as good as a dagger in a fight."

- Don Rafael on James

The hook is a rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. A pirate named James had a hook on his hand.

Huzzah
"The ship is ours, gentlemen." "Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!"

- James Norrington and his men

A term used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting, or as a cheer indicating enjoyment or approval, often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event. Commodore Norrington's men gave "huzzahs" aboard the Dauntless after the battle at Isla de Muerta.