Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Archdeaconry \Arch`dea"con*ry\, n.
   The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See
   {Benefice}.

         Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries.
                                                  --Blackstone.

Source : WordNet®

archdeaconry
     n : the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon