The three powers were there distributed in such a manner that the people were the legislature, and the king had the executive together with the judiciary power; whereas in modern monarchies the prince is invested with the executive and legislative powers, or at least with part of the legislative, but does not act in a judiciary capacity.
Hiru botereak honela zeuden banatuta: herriak botere legegilea zuen, eta erregeak botere betearazlea eta epaitzekoa; guk ezagutzen ditugun monarkietan, ordea, printzeak botere betearazlea eta legegilea ditu, edo gutxienez legegilearen parte bat; baina ez du epaitzen.