PRETOR (lotini praetor, az praeitor— peshsaf, rohbar, sarvar), dar Rimi Qadim mansabi davlatist. Avvalho, dar ibtidoi davrai respublikai Rim nomi magistratur (konsulho va diktatorho)-i oli. Soli 367 (S 366) to melod mansabi Pretor hamchun hamkasbi khurdi konsul tasis yoft, ki on dar asosi farmoni khudi pretor murofiai sudiro oid ba korhoi grajdani meburd, hangomi nabudani konsulho sohibi hukumati oli bud. Soli 242 to melod ba gayr az Pretori shahr, ki ba murofiai sudii grajdaninhoi Rim mashgul bud, baroi khorijiyon niz Pretor tasis yoft. Dar zamoni Sulla shumorai on to ba 8 rasid; badi ijroi vazifai pretori onhoro ba sifati propretorho b prokonsulho va muzofotho mefiristodand. Dar zamoni imperiya ba vazifai Pretor shakhsoni olimansabi shahrho niz tain karda meshudand.