diff --git a/library/algebra/complete_lattice.lean b/library/algebra/complete_lattice.lean
index 253043b8fc..3c8ccf24db 100644
--- a/library/algebra/complete_lattice.lean
+++ b/library/algebra/complete_lattice.lean
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
 Author: Leonardo de Moura
 
 Complete lattices
+
+TODO: define dual complete lattice and simplify proof of dual theorems.
 -/
 import algebra.lattice data.set
 open set
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ namespace algebra
 
 variable {A : Type}
 
-structure complete_lattice [class] (A : Type) extends lattice A :=
+structure complete_lattice [class] (A : Type) extends weak_order A :=
 (Inf : set A → A)
 (Inf_le : ∀ {a : A} {s : set A}, a ∈ s → le (Inf s) a)
 (le_Inf : ∀ {b : A} {s : set A}, (∀ (a : A), a ∈ s → le b a) → le b (Inf s))
@@ -35,6 +37,52 @@ suppose a ∈ s, le_Inf
 lemma Sup_le {b : A} {s : set A} (h : ∀ (a : A), a ∈ s → a ≤ b) : ⨆ s ≤ b :=
 Inf_le h
 
+definition inf (a b : A) := ⨅ '{a, b}
+definition sup (a b : A) := ⨆ '{a, b}
+infix `⊓` := inf
+infix `⊔` := sup
+
+lemma inf_le_left (a b : A) : a ⊓ b ≤ a :=
+Inf_le !mem_insert
+
+lemma inf_le_right (a b : A) : a ⊓ b ≤ b :=
+Inf_le (!mem_insert_of_mem !mem_insert)
+
+lemma le_inf {a b c : A} : c ≤ a → c ≤ b → c ≤ a ⊓ b :=
+assume h₁ h₂,
+le_Inf (take x, suppose x ∈ '{a, b},
+  or.elim (eq_or_mem_of_mem_insert this)
+    (suppose x = a, by subst x; assumption)
+    (suppose x ∈ '{b},
+      assert x = b, from !eq_of_mem_singleton this,
+      by subst x; assumption))
+
+lemma le_sup_left (a b : A) : a ≤ a ⊔ b :=
+le_Sup !mem_insert
+
+lemma le_sup_right (a b : A) : b ≤ a ⊔ b :=
+le_Sup (!mem_insert_of_mem !mem_insert)
+
+lemma sup_le {a b c : A} : a ≤ c → b ≤ c → a ⊔ b ≤ c :=
+assume h₁ h₂,
+Sup_le (take x, suppose x ∈ '{a, b},
+  or.elim (eq_or_mem_of_mem_insert this)
+    (suppose x = a, by subst x; assumption)
+    (suppose x ∈ '{b},
+      assert x = b, from !eq_of_mem_singleton this,
+      by subst x; assumption))
+
+definition complete_lattice_is_lattice [instance] : lattice A :=
+⦃ lattice, C,
+  inf := inf,
+  sup := sup,
+  inf_le_left  := inf_le_left,
+  inf_le_right := inf_le_right,
+  le_inf       := @le_inf A C,
+  le_sup_left  := le_sup_left,
+  le_sup_right := le_sup_right,
+  sup_le       := @sup_le A C ⦄
+
 variable {f : A → A}
 premise  (mono : ∀ x y : A, x ≤ y → f x ≤ f y)
 
@@ -83,5 +131,96 @@ have h₂ : ∀ b, f b = b → b ≤ a, from
   le_Sup this,
 exists.intro a (and.intro h₁ h₂)
 
+definition bot : A := ⨅ univ
+definition top : A := ⨆ univ
+notation `⊥` := bot
+notation `⊤` := top
+
+lemma bot_le (a : A) : ⊥ ≤ a :=
+Inf_le !mem_univ
+
+lemma eq_bot {a : A} : (∀ b, a ≤ b) → a = ⊥ :=
+assume h,
+have a ≤ ⊥, from le_Inf (take b bin, h b),
+le.antisymm this !bot_le
+
+lemma le_top (a : A) : a ≤ ⊤ :=
+le_Sup !mem_univ
+
+lemma eq_top {a : A} : (∀ b, b ≤ a) → a = ⊤ :=
+assume h,
+have ⊤ ≤ a, from Sup_le (take b bin, h b),
+le.antisymm !le_top this
+
+lemma Inf_singleton {a : A} : ⨅'{a} = a :=
+have ⨅'{a} ≤ a, from
+  Inf_le !mem_insert,
+have a ≤ ⨅'{a}, from
+  le_Inf (take b, suppose b ∈ '{a}, assert b = a, from eq_of_mem_singleton this, by rewrite this; apply le.refl),
+le.antisymm `⨅'{a} ≤ a` `a ≤ ⨅'{a}`
+
+lemma Sup_singleton {a : A} : ⨆'{a} = a :=
+have ⨆'{a} ≤ a, from
+  Sup_le (take b, suppose b ∈ '{a}, assert b = a, from eq_of_mem_singleton this, by rewrite this; apply le.refl),
+have a ≤ ⨆'{a}, from
+  le_Sup !mem_insert,
+le.antisymm `⨆'{a} ≤ a` `a ≤ ⨆'{a}`
+
+lemma Inf_antimono {s₁ s₂ : set A} : s₁ ⊆ s₂ → ⨅ s₂ ≤ ⨅ s₁ :=
+suppose s₁ ⊆ s₂, le_Inf (take a : A, suppose a ∈ s₁, Inf_le (mem_of_subset_of_mem `s₁ ⊆ s₂` `a ∈ s₁`))
+
+lemma Sup_mono {s₁ s₂ : set A} : s₁ ⊆ s₂ → ⨆ s₁ ≤ ⨆ s₂ :=
+suppose s₁ ⊆ s₂, Sup_le (take a : A, suppose a ∈ s₁, le_Sup (mem_of_subset_of_mem `s₁ ⊆ s₂` `a ∈ s₁`))
+
+lemma Inf_union (s₁ s₂ : set A) : ⨅ (s₁ ∪ s₂) = (⨅s₁) ⊓ (⨅s₂) :=
+have le₁ : ⨅ (s₁ ∪ s₂) ≤ (⨅s₁) ⊓ (⨅s₂), from
+  le_inf
+    (le_Inf (take a : A, suppose a ∈ s₁, Inf_le (mem_union_of_mem_left _ `a ∈ s₁`)))
+    (le_Inf (take a : A, suppose a ∈ s₂, Inf_le (mem_union_of_mem_right _ `a ∈ s₂`))),
+have le₂ : (⨅s₁) ⊓ (⨅s₂) ≤ ⨅ (s₁ ∪ s₂), from
+  le_Inf (take a : A, suppose a ∈ s₁ ∪ s₂,
+    or.elim this
+      (suppose a ∈ s₁,
+        have (⨅s₁) ⊓ (⨅s₂) ≤ ⨅s₁, from !inf_le_left,
+        have ⨅s₁ ≤ a, from Inf_le `a ∈ s₁`,
+        le.trans `(⨅s₁) ⊓ (⨅s₂) ≤ ⨅s₁` `⨅s₁ ≤ a`)
+      (suppose a ∈ s₂,
+        have (⨅s₁) ⊓ (⨅s₂) ≤ ⨅s₂, from !inf_le_right,
+        have ⨅s₂ ≤ a, from Inf_le `a ∈ s₂`,
+        le.trans `(⨅s₁) ⊓ (⨅s₂) ≤ ⨅s₂` `⨅s₂ ≤ a`)),
+le.antisymm le₁ le₂
+
+lemma Sup_union (s₁ s₂ : set A) : ⨆ (s₁ ∪ s₂) = (⨆s₁) ⊔ (⨆s₂) :=
+have le₁ : ⨆ (s₁ ∪ s₂) ≤ (⨆s₁) ⊔ (⨆s₂), from
+  Sup_le (take a : A, suppose a ∈ s₁ ∪ s₂,
+    or.elim this
+      (suppose a ∈ s₁,
+        have a ≤ ⨆s₁, from le_Sup `a ∈ s₁`,
+        have ⨆s₁ ≤ (⨆s₁) ⊔ (⨆s₂), from !le_sup_left,
+        le.trans `a ≤ ⨆s₁` `⨆s₁ ≤ (⨆s₁) ⊔ (⨆s₂)`)
+      (suppose a ∈ s₂,
+        have a ≤ ⨆s₂, from le_Sup `a ∈ s₂`,
+        have ⨆s₂ ≤ (⨆s₁) ⊔ (⨆s₂), from !le_sup_right,
+        le.trans `a ≤ ⨆s₂` `⨆s₂ ≤ (⨆s₁) ⊔ (⨆s₂)`)),
+have le₂ : (⨆s₁) ⊔ (⨆s₂) ≤ ⨆ (s₁ ∪ s₂), from
+  sup_le
+    (Sup_le (take a : A, suppose a ∈ s₁, le_Sup (mem_union_of_mem_left _ `a ∈ s₁`)))
+    (Sup_le (take a : A, suppose a ∈ s₂, le_Sup (mem_union_of_mem_right _ `a ∈ s₂`))),
+le.antisymm le₁ le₂
+
+lemma Inf_empty_eq_Sup_univ : ⨅ (∅ : set A) = ⨆ univ :=
+have le₁ : ⨅ ∅ ≤ ⨆ univ, from
+  le_Sup !mem_univ,
+have le₂ : ⨆ univ ≤ ⨅ ∅, from
+  le_Inf (take a, suppose a ∈ ∅, absurd this !not_mem_empty),
+le.antisymm le₁ le₂
+
+lemma Sup_empty_eq_Inf_univ : ⨆ (∅ : set A) = ⨅ univ :=
+have le₁ : ⨆ (∅ : set A) ≤ ⨅ univ, from
+  Sup_le (take a, suppose a ∈ ∅, absurd this !not_mem_empty),
+have le₂ : ⨅ univ ≤ ⨆ (∅ : set A), from
+  Inf_le !mem_univ,
+le.antisymm le₁ le₂
+
 end complete_lattice
 end algebra