HeliogabalusSynonym of Elagabalus (“Roman emperor, noted for decadence, eccentricity, femininity, and disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos”).
hendecasyllableA line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.
HenricaA female given name of rare usage, masculine equivalent Henry.
HenricianRelating to someone named Henry, especially a king or his reign; supporting or on the side of Henry.
hepatiteA variety of barite that emits a foetid odour when rubbed or heated.
hepatizonA valuable metal alloy in antiquity, thought to have been an alloy of copper with gold and silver, mixed and treated to produce a material with a dark purplish patina.
HephthaliteAny of a people who comprised a nomadic confederation in Central Asia during the 5th–6th centuries CE.
herboseHaving an abundance of herbage; full of herbs.
HercynianOf or relating to the Hercynian Forest, an extensive forest in ancient Germany.
here be dragonsA fanciful notation, commonly attributed to historical maps, held to indicate either the belief that unknown dangers exist in a certain location on the map, or that actual dragons can be found there.
here liesA phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name.
Hilary termThe second term of the legal year, running from January to March or April, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases.
HildericA male given name of mainly historical use, borne by a king of the Vandals.
historiolaA spell which invokes a mythical narrative, asking for the events it describes or similar ones to be enacted (as found in some Greek, Egyptian and other inscriptions).