The Brek'tal ritual was a Klingon rite that allowed the widow who was the head of their House to marry the opponent who had slain their husband. This was allowed in conditions where the deceased left no heir to become the leader of the House. However, unique circumstances can allow the widow to be granted special authority to continue leading the House on her own. (DS9 episode: "The House of Quark", ST references: Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, Celebrations)
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| - The Brek'tal ritual was a Klingon rite that allowed the widow who was the head of their House to marry the opponent who had slain their husband. This was allowed in conditions where the deceased left no heir to become the leader of the House. However, unique circumstances can allow the widow to be granted special authority to continue leading the House on her own. (DS9 episode: "The House of Quark", ST references: Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, Celebrations)
- The brek'tal ritual was a Klingon ritual that allowed the widow of an honorably slain Klingon, who was the head of his House, to marry his opponent. If the ritual was performed the victor then became the head of his slain opponent's house. The brek'tal was only allowed when the former leader of the house died without a male heir. Without the brek'tal the mistress, now widow, of the House may be granted special dispensation to lead the house on her own, but only if there were unique circumstances.
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| - The brek'tal ritual was a Klingon ritual that allowed the widow of an honorably slain Klingon, who was the head of his House, to marry his opponent. If the ritual was performed the victor then became the head of his slain opponent's house. The brek'tal was only allowed when the former leader of the house died without a male heir. Without the brek'tal the mistress, now widow, of the House may be granted special dispensation to lead the house on her own, but only if there were unique circumstances. In 2371, Grilka, wife of Kozak, performed the brek'tal with Quark, a Ferengi, after Kozak died in a drunken fight with the barkeep. Leadership of Kozak's House temporarily passed to Quark before he ultimately got a divorce from Grilka and she took over its leadership. (DS9: "The House of Quark")
- The Brek'tal ritual was a Klingon rite that allowed the widow who was the head of their House to marry the opponent who had slain their husband. This was allowed in conditions where the deceased left no heir to become the leader of the House. However, unique circumstances can allow the widow to be granted special authority to continue leading the House on her own. (DS9 episode: "The House of Quark", ST references: Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, Celebrations)
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